As you can see, mentalfloss.com has a new look and a terrific cast of daily contributors. We think you'll agree it's a knowledge junkie's dream. But, the site just went up today so please excuse us as we work out a few little last-minute quirks. We hope you'll tell everyone you know, and even people you don't know, about the new mentalfloss.com. Thanks! Will and... READ ON
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ScienceDaily has a fascinating article about research being done to help paralyzed patients. A multi-institutional team of researchers has found that people with long-standing, severe paralysis can generate signals in the area of the brain responsible for voluntary movement and these signals can be detected, recorded, routed out of the brain to a computer and converted into actions -- enabling a paralyzed patient to perform basic... READ ON
 Scientists have now turned mice stem cells into sperm and have successfully fertilized eggs and produced offspring with those sperm. This is a very exciting step toward one day allowing an infertile man to have his own biological children. A New Scientist article talks about the research that's being done by a team in the UK (are we shocked that it's not American research?). Stem cells were extracted from early mouse embryos, and coaxed into becoming sperm by manipulating the environment... READ ON
              The CDC and MSN worked together to create a fascinating animated bit about the rise of obesity in America. Check out this link to watch us all get fatter. It would be cool if they could make this show results in real time so that I could see the map change as I finish this piece of pizza.  ... READ ON
I've always wondered what happened to the backpack Delta lost on a flight I took from Boston to Atlanta over a decade ago.  There's a good chance it turned up in the town of Scottsboro, AL, only a couple hrs north of my hometown of Birmingham. I've never been but Boing Boing reminded me to check there when they linked to an article about the Unclaimed Baggage Center. If you've ever lost valuables while traveling and the airline made "a reasonable attempt" to get the goods... READ ON
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